(anatomy, of an electrical current in a muscle) Away from the end and towards the centre
adterminal
algometric
algometric
Adjective
Relating to algometry.
alimentary
alimentary
adj
Nourishing; nutritious.
Of, or relating to food, nutrition or digestion.
allometric
allometric
adj
(mathematics, of a population) That grows at a rate proportional to a power of another population
Of or pertaining to allometry
altimeters
altimeters
noun
plural of altimeter
ameliorant
ameliorant
noun
A substance that helps plants grow by improving the physical condition of the soil.
Anything that improves something else.
ameliorate
ameliorate
verb
(intransitive) To become better; improve.
(transitive) To make better, or improve, something perceived to be in a negative condition.
armillated
asterismal
asterismal
adj
(astrology) Relating to asterisms.
atterminal
beminstrel
bimestrial
bimestrial
adj
Occurring once every two months
bitemporal
bitemporal
adj
Of, pertaining to, or joining the two temporal bones
bolometric
bolometric
adj
Of or pertaining to bolometry
as measured using a bolometer
brambliest
brambliest
adj
superlative form of brambly: most brambly
bromellite
bromellite
noun
(mineralogy) A white oxide mineral containing beryllium.
buttermilk
buttermilk
noun
Cultured buttermilk, a fermented dairy product produced from cow's milk, with a characteristically sour taste.
The liquid left over after producing butter from full cream milk by the churning process, also called traditional buttermilk.
calcimeter
calcimeter
noun
An apparatus that is used to estimate the amount of limestone (or similar calcium mineral) in a sample (often by measuring the carbonate content)
cameralist
cameralist
noun
(economics) An economist who strongly emphasizes political factors in recommending economic policy.
A public administrative servant of continental rulers of the 17th and 18th centuries who was a mercantilist and advocated economic policies tending to strengthen the position of the ruler.
carmeloite
ceilometer
ceilometer
noun
A device that measures the altitude of the cloud base, especially above an airfield.
cemeterial
cemeterial
adj
Of or pertaining to a cemetery
centimolar
centimolar
adj
(chemistry) Of or relating to centimoles; one hundredth as concentrated as a molar solution.
centralism
centralism
noun
A system that centralizes, especially an administration of some kind.
climactery
clinometer
clinometer
noun
An apparatus for measuring a vertical angle, a slope, or the height of a large object (e.g. a tree).
clinometry
clinometry
noun
(geology) The art or operation of measuring the inclination of strata.
closterium
colbertism
colometric
colometric
adj
(linguistics) Relating to colometry
coterminal
coterminal
adj
(category theory) Describing an object in a category, such that there is precisely one morphism that maps that object to every object in the category.
(geometry, of two angles) Differing only by a whole number of complete circles.
(university education, of a student) Simultaneously studying towards two or more separate degrees.
Coterminous: having the same scope or range, or meeting at the ends.
noun
(aviation) One of a number of terminals or airports which are interchangeable for the purposes of ticketing.
cradletime
cromaltite
crumbliest
crumbliest
adj
superlative form of crumbly: most crumbly
delimiters
delimiters
noun
plural of delimiter
delirament
delirament
noun
(obsolete) A wandering of the mind; a crazy fancy.
delthyrium
delthyrium
noun
(zoology) The opening between the beak and the hinge in certain brachiopods, through which the pedicle passes.
demiluster
demilustre
derailment
derailment
noun
(psychiatry) A pattern of discourse (in speech or writing) that is a sequence of unrelated or only remotely related ideas.
(rail transport) The action of a locomotive or train leaving the rails along which it runs.
diathermal
diathermal
adj
Freely permeable by radiant heat.
dismantler
dismantler
noun
One who dismantles.
dramaticle
ectromelia
ectromelia
noun
(medicine) A congenital defect resulting in the lack of one or more of the limbs.
ectromelic
ectromelic
adj
Exhibiting or relating to ectromelia.
eliminator
eliminator
noun
One who, or that which, eliminates.
elotherium
elytriform
elytriform
adj
(zoology) Having the form or structure of an elytron.
embrittled
embrittled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of embrittle
epithermal
epithermal
adj
(geology) Describing deposits of minerals formed from warm water at shallow depth
(physics) Describing neutrons of kinetic energy greater than that of thermal motion
eremitical
eremitical
adj
Alternative form of eremitic
eternalism
eternalism
noun
(philosophy) The view that time resembles space and thus past and future events are in some sense coexistent.
extremital
extremital
adj
(anatomy) Of or relating to the extremities.
fieulamort
filamentar
filamentar
adj
filamentary
filmsetter
filmsetter
noun
A filmsetting machine.
florentium
florentium
noun
(chemistry, disused nomenclature) Promethium.
fluidmeter
flurriment
formaliter
gematrical
gematrical
adj
gematric
gemitorial
glimmerite
glimmerite
noun
(geology) An igneous rock consisting almost entirely of dark mica
heliometer
heliometer
noun
An astronomical instrument, based on a telescope, for measuring the diameter of the sun; now used to measure the angular distance between stars and other celestial bodies.
heliometry
heliometry
noun
The measurement of the diameters of heavenly bodies, their relative distances, etc.
helipterum
hemielytra
hemipteral
hemipteral
adj
Of or pertaining to the Hemiptera order; hemipteran.
hemitropal
hemitropal
adj
Of a crystal: having one part in reverse position with reference to the other part; twinned.
hermetical
hermetical
adj
Alternative form of hermetic
hermitical
hermitical
adj
Pertaining to a hermit; reclusive.
hermitlike
hermitlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a hermit
illurement
immaterial
immaterial
adj
(figurative) So insubstantial as to be irrelevant.
Having no matter or substance.
immaturely
immaturely
adv
Giving an appearance of immaturity.
Without maturity.
immetrical
immetrical
adj
Not metrical or rhythmical.
immortable
immortelle
immortelle
noun
Any of various papery flowers, often dried and used as decoration.
Any of various trees of the genus Erythrina.
impartable
impartable
adj
Capable of being imparted.
impartible
impartible
adj
capable of being imparted or communicated; impartable.
not partible; not subject to partition; indivisible
imperialty
imperialty
noun
People of imperial rank, plus their families, treated as a group.
The rank, status, power or authority of an imperial.
impetrable
impetrable
adj
(obsolete) Capable of being obtained or influenced by petition.
importable
importable
adj
(obsolete) Insupportable, unbearable.
Capable of being imported.
noun
Something that can be imported.
importless
importless
adj
(obsolete) meaningless
intemporal
interhemal
interhemal
adj
Alternative form of interhaemal
intermalar
intermolar
intermolar
adj
Between molars
intermural
intermural
adj
Between walls; enclosed by walls.
interramal
interramal
adj
Between rami, especially between the mandibles of the lower jaw.
isothermal
isothermal
adj
Of or pertaining to a process that takes place at constant temperature
Of or pertaining to an isotherm
noun
(geography) An isotherm
kilometers
kilometers
noun
plural of kilometer
kilometric
kilometric
adj
Measured in kilometres/kilometers
kimberlite
kimberlite
noun
(geology) A variety of peridotite containing a high proportion of carbon dioxide; often contains diamonds.
kitzmiller
kitzmiller
Proper noun
A town in Maryland.
laminarite
laminarite
noun
(paleontology) A broad-leafed fossil alga.
lattermint
laurentium
leominster
leominster
Proper noun
a market town in Herefordshire, England.
a city in Massachusetts, USA.
lighterman
lighterman
noun
(nautical) One employed on, owning, or managing a lighter.
lightermen
lightermen
noun
plural of lighterman
limburgite
limburgite
noun
A dark volcanic rock resembling basalt and consisting essentially of olivine and augite with a brownish glassy groundmass.
limitaries
limitrophe
limitrophe
adj
Border, frontier; being or existing along a border or frontier.
noun
A border state or area.
limnimeter
limnimeter
noun
The apparatus used in limnimetry
limnometer
limnometer
noun
A device used to measure the level of water in a lake
lineameter
literalism
literalism
noun
(art) The style of art portraying a subject as literally and accurately as possible.
Literal interpretation or understanding; adherence to the exact letter or precise significance, as in interpreting or translating.
lithomarge
lithomarge
noun
kaolinite
lithometer
lithosperm
litteratim
littermate
littermate
noun
An animal born in the same litter
logometric
logometric
adj
(chemistry) Serving to measure or ascertain chemical equivalents; stoichiometric.
(mathematics) Of or relating to a system of logarithms constructed to suit a system of ratios and measures.
lomentaria
longimetry
longimetry
noun
The measurement of length.
lumisterol
lumisterol
noun
Constituent of vitamin D₁.
lysimetric
lysimetric
adj
Carried out by means of a lysimeter.
malladrite
malladrite
noun
(mineralogy) A trigonal-trapezohedral mineral containing fluorine, silicon, and sodium.
mallardite
mallardite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing hydrogen, manganese, oxygen, and sulfur.
malnutrite
malnutrite
adj
(obsolete) malnourished
manualiter
manualiter
adj
Of organ music requiring the use of the manuals only.
marienthal
mariolater
mariolater
Noun
One who worships the Virgin Mary.
martialize
martialize
verb
To render martial; to equip for war.
martialled
martindale
martinelli
martingale
martingale
noun
(fencing) A strap attached to the sword handle, preventing a sword being dropped if disarmed.
(mathematics) A stochastic process for which the conditional expectation of future values given the sequence of all prior values is equal to the current value.
(nautical) A spar, or piece of rigging that strengthens the bowsprit.
A gambling strategy in which one doubles the stake after each loss.
A piece of harness used on a horse to keep it from raising its head above a desired point.
verb
To employ the martingale strategy in gambling.
martyrlike
martyrlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a martyr.
masterlike
masterlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a master; masterly.
masterlily
masterling
masterling
noun
A young, little, or petty master; a lordling.
materiable
materially
materially
adv
In a material manner; with regard to physical things or characteristics.
matriculae
matronlike
matronlike
adj
Like a matron; sedate; grave; matronly.
mcallister
melicertes
melicraton
melicratum
meliorated
meliorated
adj
made better; improved
verb
simple past tense and past participle of meliorate
meliorater
meliorater
noun
Alternative form of meliorator
meliorates
meliorates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of meliorate
meliorator
meliorator
noun
One who meliorates; an improver.
melitriose
melitriose
noun
raffinose
melotragic
mercantile
mercantile
adj
(economics) Concerned with the exchange of goods for profit.
(economics) Of or relating to mercantilism.
meristelic
meristelic
adj
(botany) Of or relating to a meristele.
meteorical
meteorical
adj
Dated form of meteoric.
meteorital
meteorlike
meteorlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a meteor.
metrically
metrically
adv
In a metrical manner.
metrizable
metrizable
adj
(topology) Of a topological space: for which a metric exists that will induce the original topology.